Straw-hat construction



July 29, 1930. F. H. LEE

STRAW HAT CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 29, 1929 f lA. l

p WHL mvENToK 'n Patented July 29, 1930 y 1,771,980

ITE-D STATES PATENT-o.1=1=rca Application iled January 29, 1929. SerialNo. 335,816.1 i

l rl`his invention relates to'hats but more straw, as for example Milanlor similar straw, particularly to straw hats. is preferably used inthisstrip and it 'is rlhe principal objects of the invention arethereforesofter and more flexible than the to produce a hatof this typewhich is simple body of the hat. The strip extends inwardand durable inconstruction, neat and attracly tothe vicinity of the junction ofthecrown tive in appearance and which will yprovide and 'brim and isvisible only upon-the under comfort and ease in wear. Further objectsside `of the brim. ,i are to provide adequate ventilation, to elim- Tothe inner edge of the strip 10 is secured inate stretching andfinvgeneral to provide ast'ripllof relatively coarser straw similar asuperior hat. Other objects will be in part to that used in the body ofthe hat. ,y This 60 obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter. strip11 maybein the yform of a single wide The inventionA accordinglyconsists in the braid and in thefinished hat is preferably dis featuresof construction, combinations of posed between the sweat `bande and theelements, and arrangements of'partswhich crown 5,v thus acting to1maintain these. in

will be exemplified in the apparatus hereinlspaced relation.` Theadvantagesof this will after described and the scope of the'applicabediscussed later. The strip 11 may be tion of which will be indicated inthe folstitched or othewise secured tothe crown or lowing claims. i itmay form a loose'lap between this and the In the accompanying drawing,in which is sweat band. lThe sweat band 8 is stitchedkto 'y shown one ofthe various possible embodithe hat in the usual manner. ments of thisinv.ent10n:- i The term rows lsused n y v the present ap- Fig. 1 is anelevation of a straw hat, phcation in its broad sense to includesepa-Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a rate braids or convolutions ofthe same braid.

, portion of the' hat shown in Fig. 1, In yorder to provide adequateventilation in Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showthe hat the`crown is perforated as at .12about 75' ingk the details of constructionwithin lthe its periphery and adjacent its junction vwith crown, and l'the brim, the perforationsy passing also Fig. 4 is ,a detail sectionalView. n through the strip 11. The sweat band isper# Similar referencecharacters referto simiforated as at 13 and its perforat-ions are pref#lar views throughout the several figures of erably in alignment withthose in the crown the drawing. 4 c l 5 and stripl 11. The band 7insteadof being Referring to the drawing, there is shown of uniformweave throughout,!has aV section `a straw hat comprising a crown 5,a-brim 6, as 14 'of' openwork weaving overlying the a band 7 and a sweatband 8. The crown and perforations 12 inthe crown. yThus the open brimform the body of the hat Vand are in ings in the sweat band, the strip11the crown S5 general constructed in the usual manner by andthe bandofthe hat are insubstantial sewing together overlapping rows of rela-`alignment around the hat and permitv the free" tively coarse straw braidsuch as the sennit passage of air therethrough. Ventilation is furtherassisted by the strip 1 1 which acts lto type.v y y v e y, l n Anlunderbrim as 9 of a type of construckeep the sweat band spaced from thecr own as 90 is secured by stitching or `otherwise one edge thestainingof the band by perspiration passconnected by circumferentialstitching so that ready mentioned., One orvmore narrow strips tionsimilar to'v the 'brim proper is secured previously described.I y y -f nc thereto and this under brim terminates` short' One ormorey layers orstrips 15 of absorbfv of the junction of the brim and crown. .To entpaper or the like maybe interposed fbe-- the inner marginal portionofthis under brim tween the band 7 andv the ,crown 5to prevent portion ofa strip as 10 formed of a series ing through thehat. These strips shouldbe of connected rows of ,relatively narrow braid. perforated as at.16,'n the same manner as the Thesek rows preferably overlap and may becrown and the perforations alignedv as `althe strip is substantiallyinexterlsible, Finer as`17 of oiledsilk orf other suitable moisture therelatively light or proof material may be attached in the customarymanner to the lower edge of the sweat band but these should not extendupwardly as far as the perforations in the crown unless they are alsoperforated in the manner described.

It is customary in this type of hat to apply to the body or portionsthereof so-me form of stifiening substance such as glue or a gelatinousmaterial and various expedients have been employed to provideiiexibility in the portions coming in contact with the head of thewearer. In the present construction suflicient ilexibility is providedby the use of relatively loose stitching as at 6? (Fig. 4) in the rowsof the brim near its junction with the crown and by applying lessstifi'ening in the vicinity of this junction. The loose stitchingpermits a limitedsliding action of one strip on the next. Theperforations may to some extent enhance yielding of the crown. Thestitching at 6 may be of the same type as usual in the remainder of thebody of the hat except that the tension on the thread in the sewingmachine is reduced, thus providing the looser stitch. The strips 10 andl1 provide a cushioning action which also adds to the comfort of thewearer and they reinforce the body of the hat. By making the strip l0substantially inextensible, this strip prevents stretching` of the hatwhich is often the cause of considerable trouble to the wearer. Y

In connection with the advantageous action of this constructiom'evenindependently of the ventilating feature, it may be noted that narrowstraw 10 passes under the connection or junction, of portions of thebrim and crown which are soft as compared with the outer portion of thebrim and has vattached at itsinner end the ring or strip il of heavystraw. The latter strip'thus gives a needed firmness and Vprevents atendency of the brim tortilt out of its plane during the blocking of thehat and also gives an even line for sewing in the sweatband.

It will be seen that there is provided a construction of an essentiallypractical nature in which the several objects of this invention areattained.

As many other embodiments may be made without departing from the scopeof this invention, it is to be' understood that all matter herein setforth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to bev interpreted `asillustraf tive and not in a ,limiting sense.

I claim:

l. In straw hat construction, in combination, a hat body including abrim and a crown joined to saidbrim,fa istrip ofrelatively fine strawhavingone edge Vportion attached to the un'der falce of the brim at aninterval from the junction thereof with the crown and Yextendinginwardly to'wardthe'interior of the crown beneaththe junction of thebrim and crown, and astrip"of'relatively coarse straw conthe interior ofthe crown.

3. In straw hat construction, in combination, a hat body including abrim, an under brim and a crown of relatively coarse straw joined tosaid brim, said under brim terminating short of the junction of the brimand the crown, a strip of relatively fine and ilexible straw having itsouter edge portion connected to said under brim and extending inwardlytoward the interior of the crown, and la second strip of relativelycoarse straw connectedv tothe inner portion of the iirst strip andforming an extensiontherefrom within the crown.

4. In 'straw hat construction, in combination, a hat body of braidedstraw and including a brim and a crown joined to said brim and a strawstrip secured to the under face of t e brim and extending to thejunction of the brim and crown, said strip being composed of a pluralityof overlapping rows of relatively narrow straw braid connected'bystitching rendering the strip substantially inextensible.

5. In straw hat construction, in combination, al hat body including abrim and a crown joined to said brim and having :iV-flexible sectionadjacent the junction of the 4brim and crown, and a substantiallyinextensible strip of straw braid underlying the said junction.

6. In straw hat construction, inA combination, a hat vbody including abrim and a crown joined to said brim, and a substantiallyV inextensiblestrip of strawy braid connected to said body and underlying thejunctionof the brim and crown-and extending circumferentially thereof,said strip comprising a plurality of rows of relatively narrowI braidconnected by circumferential stitching'.

7. In' straw Vhat construction, in combination, a hat body including abrim and a crown of relatively coarse straw braid joined to said brim, asubstantially inextensible strip of relatively fine straw braidunderlying the junction ofthe brim and crown and a second strip ofrelatively coarse straw braid forming an extension of the inner edgeofthe first strip and extending within the sweat band portion of thecrown.

V8. In ,strawf'hat construction, in combination, a hat ybody including abrim anda Crown joined t0 Saidbrm, a Substantially inextensiblestrip-underlying the-junction of vva the brim and crown and comprising aseries of relatively narrow straw braids connected in overlappingrelation by circumferential stitching, and a single relatively widebraid ot straw forming an extension of the inner edge of the strip. f

9. In straw hat construction, in combination, a hat body of connectedstraw braids including a brim and a crown joined to said brim, a sweatband within said crown, and

tion of the brim and crown *being relatively .movement thereof. Y y

11. In straw hat construction, in combina tion, a hat body including abrim and a crown formed of rows of straw braid connected by 0 relativelytight stitching, the braids adjacent the junction ot the crown and brimVbeing relatively loosely stitched together tol permit relativel slidingmovement 01"' one braid on the next. 12.4 In straw hat tion, a hat bodyincluding a brim and a' crown ot greater' flexibility in thefvicinity ofthe junction thereof than in the remaining por tions, the brim and'crown being forme rows of straw braid connected by stitching with thestitching in the brim inthe Vvicinity oi its junction with the crownrelatively loose to permit relative movement ofthe rows.

13. In straw hat construction, in 'combination, a yhat body including abrim and a crown, a sweat band within said crown, a strip of relativelytine straw having one edge portion attached to the under face of thebrim at an interval from the junction thereof j with the crown andneathsaid junction, coarse straw connected to the opposite edge portionof the strip of i to maintain thejsweat band and the crown in spacedrelation to provide an air space therebetween. 1

14. In straw hat construction,"incombina tion, a hat body including abrim and a crown,

extending inwardly bea sweat band within'said crown, a-stripl ofrelatively tine straw having its outer edge lportion attached to theunder -tace of thebrim and extending inwardly therefrom beneathl thejunction otl the brim and crown, and a strip of relatively 5 the inneredge portion of the first 'strip and a strip of straw braid interposedbetween the circumferentially arranged loosely stitched together topermit relative j construction, in combina-` fine straw and actingcoarse straw connected ,to

being disposed between the ysweat band and the crown.

15. In a straw hat construction, in combination, a hat body including acrown having its lower porton soft as `compared with its upper portion,a brim including an upper layer havingv its inner portion soft ascomparedfwith its outer portion and an under layer terminating at apoint spaced from the crown and having connected thereto a band of strawwhich is of ne to the crown and which extends under the brimv tothecrown, a strip o fcoarse straw connected with the inner edge of thestrip of tine straw and extending upv into the crown and a sweat-bandsecured in the crownV at the inner side of said strip of coarse straw.`In testimony whereof, .I have signed my braid as compared v January,1929. j FRANK H. LEE.

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